Australia’s Influence Grows in Business Travel

Andrew Sheivachman, Skift

- Aug 31, 2018 12:30 am

Skift Take

Corporate travel companies with global experience have made the strongest gains as business travel expands worldwide. The success of Corporate Travel Management over the last five years proves that you don’t need to be an industry giant to service customers effectively.

— Andrew Sheivachman

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As the business travel market in the Asia-Pacific region has grown, so too has the influence of the corporate travel companies with the most experience in serving the market.

This week I took a look at the annual financial results for Corporate Travel Management, which show strong returns around the world. As business travel has grown in recent years, companies with a strong presence in Asia-Pacific have reaped the rewards. Check out my story below.

We also have an in-depth feature from Skift Travel Tech Editor Sean O’Neill on how Air Canada’s technology team is working to grow its distribution network. Its new NDC Exchange platform, created by ATPCO and SITA, lets it connect to more partners outside the global distribution systems. Air Canada can more easily diversify how it sells tickets with this system and can be more flexible in its merchandising offers in the process.

If you have any feedback about the newsletter or news tips, feel free to reach out via email at as@skift.com or tweet me @sheivach.

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